Swiss company news

Nestlé fails to trademark four-fingered KitKat
The European court of justice ruled that the four-fingered KitKat’s shape was not distinctive enough for consumers to associate it with the chocolate covered wafer. Nestlé is not seeking to trademark its two-fingered version of the KitKat. Sean Farrell (The Guardian). Read more.

Credit Suisse to settle on “dark pool” allegations
Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.VX) will pay more than $80 million to settle allegations that it did not disclose how it operated its dark pool private share trading exchange to clients, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. By Rachel Chitra; Editing by Ted Kerr (Reuters). Read more.